Misbah makes Test cricket history

Misbah-ul-Haq's 114 in the first Test against England at Lord's saw him become the oldest player to make a Test hundred in 82 years.

Misbah-ul-Haq's 114 in the first Test against England at Lord's saw him become the oldest player to make a Test hundred in 82 years.

Published Jul 15, 2016

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Misbah-ul-Haq's 114 in the first Test against England at Lord's on Friday was his 42nd score of fifty or more in his 62 Tests.

That century also saw the 42-year-old Misbah become the oldest player to make a Test hundred in 82 years.

No-one who has played more Tests than the Pakistan captain has a better ratio than his 67.74 percent fifty-plus scores to Tests.

Below are the top five who have played at least 50 Tests (player, country, Tests, 50-plus scores, percentage of career scores):

Don Bradman (AUS) 52 42 80.77

Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG) 54 39 72.22

David Warner (AUS) 51 36 70.59

Jack Hobbs (ENG) 61 43 70.49

Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK) 62 42 67.74 – AFP

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